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  1. Thank you for the great photo essay Vanessa! I think most of your observations are interesting things that most people just walk by and don’t notice. I think your pictures will encourage people to slow down and look at look at small cool stuff!

    • That’s really kind! Believe me, being observant doesn’t come naturally to me, it’s not an innate skill I possess.

      Growing up, my family and I would go camping in Algonquin Park and watch the Perseid meteor shower every year. My brother always saw dozens more meteors than me.

      I’ve been really lucky to have some excellent teachers that showed me ways to observe nature. It’s nice to know that being observant is something you can learn, hone, and continually improve 🙂 or else I’d be hopeless!

  2. The large grey lichen in the top picture is probably Diploschistes muscorum (cow pie lichen).

    • Thanks! I’ll check it out. I scoured over some resources looking for it before giving up, defeated 🙂